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03/20/2026
What’s Next? Dissecting Nexstar-Tegna’s Closing, Legal Challenges
While Nexstar says its $6.2 billion deal with Tegna has closed, there is still the matter of eight state attorneys general and DirecTV suing to block the deal. On Friday, the coalition of states filed a motion for a temporary restraining order that would prevent any integration and consolidation of Nexstar and Tegna.
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03/19/2026
Nexstar Closes Tegna Acquisition
Less than 24 hours after eight states and DirecTV filed suit to block a $6.2 billion Nexstar-Tegna merger, Nexstar closed on the acquisition following FCC and DOJ approvals.
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03/18/2026
Carr Tells Podcast Trump is Reshaping Media
CC Chair Brendan Carr appeared on the “Pod Force One” podcast Wednesday, declaring that President Trump is fundamentally reshaping the media ecosystem by rejecting that legacy media sets the narrative.
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03/17/2026
PSKY-WBD Latest
Even as Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is set to make over $700 million at the close of the merger with Paramount Skydance , the combo still has regulatory hurdles to clear in the U.S. and with
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03/17/2026
FCC Looks for Lessons in 1996 Telecom Act
There sure have been a lot of recent celebrations of the Telecom Act’s 30th anniversary, despite concerns that the once innovative legislative framework isn’t keeping pace with technology.
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03/16/2026
Trump Backs Carr After Threat to Pull Broadcasters’ Licenses
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was in the spotlight again this weekend following his warning to broadcasters that they could lose their licenses over coverage of the U.S.’ war in Iran.